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Will ATT upgrade to support 4k broadcasts?
What are ATT's plans and schedule for upgrading their systems to support UVerse broadcast and internet broadcasts of 4k quality programming and videos? I suggest ATT move in that direction soon before losing customers.
That Don Guy
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10 years ago
I remember when the same thing was said about 3D TV, only for very few 3D stations to actually be created. (I remember ESPN 3D and I think a PPV Movie 3D channel, and that's about it.)
As a number of others have said, 4K TV needs to become more of a standard before anyone will put resources into upgrading cable systems to handle it.
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mibrnsurg
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10 years ago
Interesting the show ran from 1994 to 2000 and Wikipedia lists the show in 480i SD only on Picture Formats. CBS was not a big adoptor in HD like NBC was.
That was CBS' answer to ER, but I like both programs. 😉
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mibrnsurg
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10 years ago
There are no TV stations/channels broadcasting 1080p. Here on Uverse I can tell you who's broadcasting 720p (all Fox, ABC/ESPNs) everybody else is 1080i. Becasue of ATT's compression, 720p 'looks better', due to the fact the 1080i Networks need 10-20% more bandwidth to be equivalent to 720p.
If 1080i had that 10-20% more bandwidth, they'd be the hands down winner in the HD PQ battle, you get alot more video info in 1080i than 720p.
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beatfan4
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10 years ago
Strange Chris. I feel just the opposite. Lately i see much more depth and detail via U-Verse on 1080i stations. It actually seems to have improved.
My 720 p is close but not as bright and clear. I have a 50 inch panasonic plasma and believe you have a 42.
interesting the difference between Michigan and NC.
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DannyMiami
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9 years ago
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JefferMC
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9 years ago
Just because some salesman talked you out of your hard earned money for an overpriced, white-elephant 4K TV set, doesn't mean the content is out there.
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baseballisback
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9 years ago
And what are you watching in 4K on any provider??
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CostaMesaCAGuy
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9 years ago
I did my Black Friday shopping at Wal-Mart on Thanksgiving evening and even though they were pushing the 4K TVs, I was in no hurry to buy one. I just bought a new 55-inch Samsung Series 6200 Smart TV only because I wanted a bigger TV than the 40-inch Sony HDTV I currently own. I bought the Sony in 2008.
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baseballisback
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9 years ago
Here's what I just saw on another forum elsewhere.
A few people "in the industry" think 4K will get skipped for 8K. HDMI can't support 4K. You'd need 4 HDMI cables each pushing 2k to each quarter of the screen. Unless your tv has 4 inputs that can be aggregated to a single screen you will only ever watch upscaled 2k
That is for "true 4K." Everything else is just upscaled 1080.
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arctos3
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skeeterintexas
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9 years ago
Premium channels like HBO & Showtime are not broadcasting in 1080p either.
At this time, DirectTV is the only provider to offer some On Demand movies in 1080p.
Don't mess with old people. The older we get, the less "Life in Prison" is a deterrent.
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mibrnsurg
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9 years ago
"The human visual system has a limited ability to discern improvements in resolution below a certain size and beyond a certain distance. At current consumer home viewing distances and TV sizes, increasing resolution to 4K may have little perceptual impact, as consumers would not be close enough (the Lechner distance) to appreciate the differences in pixel count between 4K and HD."
From Wikipedia's page on UHD, that I've been saying after reading the test results done on the comparison of the two. But don't say if UHD would be the same thing.
Chris
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klepp0906
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9 years ago
Why? I'm leaving once my contract is up with this being 50% of the reason
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klepp0906
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9 years ago
Sorry gents - my wife couldn't care less about tech. Couldn't be more novice if she tried (at best) and she has no problem telling the difference between 1080p and 4K from ~8-10' away.
To throw you a bone, it is on a 65" tv but to be honest, I can tell the difference easily on a 27" PC screen not only due to real estate which is obvious, but while gaming.
It's amazing and it's a shame content is limited. 4K bou Rays hit next month I believe, and ultraflix is going mainstream and set to be Netflix for 4K.
I think what the OP is getting at (unless he's ignorant of the logistics) is 4K content on demand, not actual broadcast.
That - att has no excuse for not beginning to provide worst case scenario.
While I have no issues with the service itself - the astronomical pricing coupled with the abysmal speed cap would force me out even if they had the most 4K content.
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Anonymous
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9 years ago
The only 4k programming I have seen advertised is on Vudu. They have some 4k movies but looking at the requirements to watch 4k it requires 11mg min. internet connection which in my opinion you would need to upgrade to a 45mg internet speed. Also 4 k tv's are real expensive. Maybe soon 4k dvd's will come out and you will not need uverse to watch them.
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